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Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of Man
Paul Strathern
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Description for Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of Man
paperback. Reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
Lorenzo de' Medici:
The embodiment of Florence's most powerful family, a brutal man who ruled the city with an iron fist, whilst protecting it from the shifting mire of Italian politics.
Fra Girolamo Savonarola:
An unprepossessing provincial monk whose sermons, filled with Old Testament fury, resonated with the disenfranchised population of the city.
The battle between these two men would be a fight to the death, a series of sensational events - including a mighty foreign invasion, trial by fire, the 'Bonfire of the Vanities', terrible executions and mysterious deaths - featuring a cast of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099546443
SKU
9780099546443
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99-1
About Paul Strathern
Paul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. He is a Somerset Maugham Prize-winning novelist; author of two series of books - Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World; Mendeleyev's Dream (shortlisted for the Aventis Science Book Prize); Dr. Strangelove's Game: A History of Economic Genius, The ... Read more
Reviews for Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of Man
Strathern combines diligent archival research with an exemplary narrative verve and keeps the pages turning
Ian Thomson
Financial Times
Grips the reader from the first page... it is an arresting and horrifying tale and Strathern tells it with immense skill and verve
New Statesman
Ian Thomson
Financial Times
Grips the reader from the first page... it is an arresting and horrifying tale and Strathern tells it with immense skill and verve
New Statesman